Solomon Islands — Health spending
Health Spending (% of GDP) for Solomon Islands, 2000–2023.
Health spending for Solomon Islands was 5.36% in 2023, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 24 years, from 2000 to 2023. The highest recorded value was 10.11% in 2002. The lowest was 3.86% in 2018 (about 1.4× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 0.46% per year.
Solomon Islands ranks 120 of 189 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 63%. The median for East Asia & Pacific is 5.94%, so Solomon Islands sits below it. It peaked in 2002 and has fallen 47% since. Over the last decade (2013–2023) the figure moved up 17%. Within East Asia & Pacific it ranks 16 of 29 economies; Philippines (5.10%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 53% in 2002. That is 16% above this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
From its 2000 level: doubled by 2002. Doubling roughly every 151 years at that pace.
World ranking. Slipped: 93rd of 184 in 2000 → 129th of 188 in 2010 → 142nd of 189 in 2020 → 119th of 188 in 2023.
Key figures
Full history — 2000 to 2023
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 5.36% | +0.5 pp |
| 2022 | 4.82% | -0.1 pp |
| 2021 | 4.95% | +0.1 pp |
| 2020 | 4.89% | +0.5 pp |
| 2019 | 4.44% | +0.6 pp |
| 2018 | 3.86% | -0.3 pp |
| 2017 | 4.17% | -0.4 pp |
| 2016 | 4.53% | +0.1 pp |
| 2015 | 4.45% | -0.4 pp |
| 2014 | 4.89% | +0.3 pp |
| 2013 | 4.58% | -0.3 pp |
| 2012 | 4.88% | -0.1 pp |
| 2011 | 5.03% | +0.4 pp |
| 2010 | 4.67% | -1.9 pp |
| 2009 | 6.61% | +1.1 pp |
| 2008 | 5.51% | -1.7 pp |
| 2007 | 7.19% | -0.8 pp |
| 2006 | 8.01% | -1.0 pp |
| 2005 | 9.02% | +1.3 pp |
| 2004 | 7.73% | +0.6 pp |
| 2003 | 7.08% | -3.0 pp |
| 2002 | 10.11% | +3.5 pp |
| 2001 | 6.61% | +1.8 pp |
| 2000 | 4.83% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Solomon Islands’s Health spending in 2001?
6.61% (2001). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in % of GDP, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Solomon Islands’s Health spending growing or shrinking?
Between 2000 and 2023 the series was growing overall: +11.1% in total — about 0.5% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SH.XPD.CHEX.GD.ZS. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2023: 5.36%; 2022: 4.82%; 2021: 4.95%; 2020: 4.89%; 2019: 4.44%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SH.XPD.CHEX.GD.ZS — Health Spending (% of GDP). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.